'Once they get started, who knows where it stops?' - Irish apprentice from racing dynasty sets out stall in Newmarket
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Stuart Williams has snapped up exciting young Irish apprentice Gabriella Hill, who is continuing her family dynasty in the sport which goes back to one of the greatest ever horses over jumps.
Hill is the great-granddaughter of Charmian Hill, owner of the legendary Dawn Run, who carried her silks to victories in the 1984 Champion Hurdle and Cheltenham Gold Cup two years later, beating Forgive ‘n Forget and Wayward Lad in one of the races of the century.
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